302 Themes

001 People, gender 人, 性别 (rén, xìngbié)


eldest brother
idiot, fool
house pet
feelings
adverse (or unfavorable) circumstances
feeling of gratitude or resentment
certificate, ticket
favor
be in favor of
bon voyage
smooth sailing, go smoothly
be a favorite
recieve favor (from superiou)
lose favor, in disfavor
receive, obtain
help out
curry favor with
favorable wind and downstream
fall into (an unfavorable position)
unfavorable
not be beneficial to
favorable, discount
lowly, humble, servile
kind, amiable
partial, showing particular favor to
favor one and be prejudiced against the other
devoid of gratitude, ungrateful, bite the hand that feeds one
~房间a cacant room || ~行blank line || 你~着手, 怎么不帮我一把? Your hands are empty now. Why don’t you do me a favor?

27 大哥 [-] dàgē (older-brother) eldest brother: 我~是警察. My elder brother is a policeman. || ~, 请帮个忙? Brother, could you do me a favor? '
20 傻子 [-] shǎzi (silly-suffix) idiot, fool: ~有傻福. Fortune favors fools. '
77 宠物 [寵-] chǒngwù (favor-animal) house pet: 养~ raise a pet || ~狗/猫 pet dog/pet cat || ~店 pet shop '
20 人情 [-] rénqíng (people-affection) feelings: 做个~ do sb. a favor || 重~ emphasis the importance of friendship || 欠他一份~ owe him a favor '
41 逆境 [-] nìjìng (adverse-circumstance) adverse (or unfavorable) circumstances: 遇到~ encounter adversity || 处于~ be located in an adverse situation '
79 恩怨 [-] ēnyuàn (favor-enmity) feeling of gratitude or resentment: 个人 ~ feel a mix of gratitude and resentment || ~分明 know clearly whom to show gratitude and against whom to feel resentment '
39 券 [-] quàn (deed, ticket, certificate) certificate, ticket: 优惠 (yōuhuì) ~ preferential/favorable ticket || 购物~ certificate of purchase '
16 偏爱 [-愛] piān’ài (partial-love) favor: ~大儿子 favor the eldest son '
8 赞成 [贊-] zànchéng (praise-help to achieve) be in favor of: ~这种说法 in favor of this view || ~他的看法in favor of his opinion || 一致 ~ consistently in favor of '
16 一路顺风 [--順風] yīlùshùnfēng (all-way-favorable-wind) bon voyage: 祝你~ wish you a good trip || 工作~ wish good luck with work '
20 一帆风顺 [--風順] yīfānfēngshùn (full-sail-wind-favorable) smooth sailing, go smoothly: 祝你~ wish everything goes smoothly || 她的事业~ her career goes smoothly without obstacles '
7 得宠 [-寵] déchǒng (gain-dote) be a favorite: 在四个孩子当中, 小儿子 最~. Of the four children, the youngest is their parents’ favorite. '
8 受宠 [-寵] shòuchǒng (receive-dote) recieve favor (from superiou): ~若惊overwhelmed by an unexpected favor || 她是最小的孩子, 所以在家 里很~. She is the youngest child, so she is the favorite child in the family. '
23 失宠 [-寵] shīchǒng (lose-dote) lose favor, in disfavor: 他心情不好, 因 为他在老板那里~了. He was blue because he is out of favor with his boss. || 罐头食品现在已经~了. Canned foods today stand in disgrace. '
12 受到 [-] shòudào (receive-suffix) receive, obtain: ~好评 receive favorable comments || ~欢迎 be welcomed || ~鼓舞 receive encouragement '
2 帮忙 [幫-] bāngmáng (to aid-busy) help out: 帮我一个大忙 help me with a big favor || 互相~ help each other out || ~看孩子 help out by watching someone’s kids '
64 讨好 [討-] tǎohǎo (beg-favor) curry favor with: ~别人 curry favor with others '
9 顺风顺水 [順風順-] shùnfēng shùnshuǐ (favorable-wind-favorable-stream) favorable wind and downstream: 过得~. Things have gone very favorably and smoothly. || 生意~. Business has been favorable and smooth. '
15 陷于 [-於] xiànyú (fall-into) fall into (an unfavorable position): ~混 乱fall into chaos || ~被动 fall into a passive position || ~困难fall into hardship '
23 不利 [-] búlì (not-favorable) unfavorable: 对我们~ not benefit us || ~的影响 unfavorable influence || ~的条件 unfavorable conditions '
24 不利于 [--於] búlìyú (no-benefit-to) not be beneficial to: ~管理 be unfavorable to management || ~发展 not benefit development || ~团结 not benefit unity '
34 优惠 [優-] yōuhuì (treat preferentially-benefit) favorable, discount: ~的价格 a favorable price || ~条件 a favorable condition || ~门票 discount tickets '
42 低三下四 [-] dīsān xiàsì (low-3-down-4) lowly, humble, servile: ~地求人beg servilely for a favor || ~地讨好政府官员ingratiate oneself with a government officer '
4 贤惠 [賢-] xiánhuì (virtuous-favor) (of a woman) kind, amiable: ~的 妻子 amiable wife || ~媳妇 amiable daughter-in-law '
10 偏心 [-] piānxīn (partial-heart) partial, showing particular favor to: ~的父母 the parents are partial || 对儿子~ showing favor to one’s son '
13 厚此薄彼 [-] hòucǐ báobǐ (favor-this-prejudice-that) favor one and be prejudiced against the other: 对子女不能~. You should treat your daughters and sons equally. You cannot favor one over the other. '
30 忘恩负义 [--負義] wàng’ēn fùyì (forget-favor-betray-morality) devoid of gratitude, ungrateful, bite the hand that feeds one: ~的小人 a petty and unthankful person '
37 空 [-] kòng (empty, hollow) empty, unoccupied: ~房间a cacant room || ~行blank line || 你~着手, 怎么不帮我一把? Your hands are empty now. Why don’t you do me a favor? '